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First published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848. Mike Walker's adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale of family relationships tells the story of Paul Dombey, head of the House of Dombey, who lacks a son and cannot reconcile himself to his only daughter.

Geschichte

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Oliver Twist

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Claire Walsh

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 12 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Named a "national institution" by George Orwell, Dickens offers his most popular tale, of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London. A novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story.

Our Mutual Friend

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Stacy Newman

Spieldauer: 35 Std. und 42 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, "Our Mutual Friend" revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heap's expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights "Noddy" Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes "the Golden Dustman." Charles Dickens's last complete novel, "Our Mutual Friend" encompasses the great themes of his earlier works: the pretensions of the nouveaux riches, the ingenuousness of the aspiring poor, and the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it.

Little Dorrit

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Simon Vance

Spieldauer: 31 Std. und 49 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
6

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
3

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Little Dorrit is Amy, born in debtor’s prison, the youngest child of debtor William Dorrit, an inmate of the Marshalsea. The two are befriended by a man whose wife hires Little Dorrit as a seamstress. When William Dorrit inherits a fortune, he escapes the Marshalsea. The family, assuming a station befitting their wealth, travel to Italy.

A Tale of Two Cities (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Buck Schirner

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 9 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

Charles Darnay is a French noble falsely accused of treason. Sydney Carton is a self-loathing junior barrister enlisted to defend him. Between them is a shared love for the daughter of a former Bastille prisoner. Soon, their interlocking fates will be decided, as the French Revolution is ignited and the Reign of Terror begins.

Hard Times

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Sean Murphy

Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 37 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

"Hard Times" is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, "Hard Times" has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based upon 19th-century Preston.

Drama, Baby!

Oliver Twist

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Claire Walsh

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 12 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Named a "national institution" by George Orwell, Dickens offers his most popular tale, of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London. A novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story.

Our Mutual Friend

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Stacy Newman

Spieldauer: 35 Std. und 42 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, "Our Mutual Friend" revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heap's expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights "Noddy" Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes "the Golden Dustman." Charles Dickens's last complete novel, "Our Mutual Friend" encompasses the great themes of his earlier works: the pretensions of the nouveaux riches, the ingenuousness of the aspiring poor, and the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it.

Little Dorrit

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Simon Vance

Spieldauer: 31 Std. und 49 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
6

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
3

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Little Dorrit is Amy, born in debtor’s prison, the youngest child of debtor William Dorrit, an inmate of the Marshalsea. The two are befriended by a man whose wife hires Little Dorrit as a seamstress. When William Dorrit inherits a fortune, he escapes the Marshalsea. The family, assuming a station befitting their wealth, travel to Italy.

A Tale of Two Cities (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Buck Schirner

Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 9 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
2

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

Charles Darnay is a French noble falsely accused of treason. Sydney Carton is a self-loathing junior barrister enlisted to defend him. Between them is a shared love for the daughter of a former Bastille prisoner. Soon, their interlocking fates will be decided, as the French Revolution is ignited and the Reign of Terror begins.

Hard Times

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Sean Murphy

Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 37 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

"Hard Times" is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, "Hard Times" has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based upon 19th-century Preston.

Drama, Baby!

David Copperfield [Audible]

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Richard Armitage

Spieldauer: 36 Std. und 30 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
108

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
100

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
94

Between his work on the 2014 Audible Audiobook of the Year,
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, and his performance of
Classic Love Poems, narrator Richard Armitage (
The Hobbit,
Hannibal) has quickly become a listener favorite. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic
David Copperfield, Armitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.

5 out of 5 stars

Meisterwerk

Von
Watson
Am hilfreichsten
06.07.2016

Great Expectations (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Michael Page

Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 26 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
4

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
4

Raised in squalor in the marsh country of Kent, the orphan Pip is taken under the wing of the eccentric and reclusive Miss Havisham - only to blindly give his heart to the dowager's beautiful but ice-cold adopted daughter, Estella. Even as a mysterious benefactor helps to shape Pip's life into one of fortune, success, and self-discovery, the unspeakable secrets of his unrequited love continue to haunt him - and promise to change his life once again.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Autor:
Anne Brontë

Sprecher:
Piers Wehner,
Katy Carmichael

Spieldauer: 20 Std. und 28 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
5

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

When Helen Graham shut her bedroom door on her abusive, drunken husband, it was a door-slam heard around the world. Escaping to Wildfell Hall after a loveless marriage, Helen, our mysterious tenant, lives in quiet seclusion, while her reclusive nature quickly becomes the subject of local gossip.

Martin Chuzzlewit

The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series

Autor:
Charles Dickens,
William Boyd - introduction

Sprecher:
Derek Jacobi,
William Boyd - introduction

Spieldauer: 41 Std. und 33 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

0 out of 5 stars
0

Sprecher

0 out of 5 stars
0

Geschichte

0 out of 5 stars
0

Deeply distressed at thought of his singularly money-minded family circling around his inevitable death bed, when Old Martin Chuzzlewit comes across a young and kindly orphan girl, he immediately decides to take her into his employment. Offering her a comfortable living in exchange for her care and protection, Martin rests easy in the knowledge that her comfort will last only as long as he does; upon his death, Mary the orphan will find herself on the cold and dirty streets from whence she came.

Bleak House

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Peter Batchelor

Spieldauer: 32 Std. und 25 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

Held to be Dickens' finest novel, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly, but depressive John Jarndyce, and the childish and disingenuous Harold Skimpole, as well as the likeable but imprudent Richard Carstone. A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th-century English legal system. This novel set the standard for modern day legal thrillers.

The Woman in White

Autor:
Wilkie Collins

Sprecher:
Ian Holm

Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 37 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
5

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Late one moonlit night, Walter Hartright encounters a solitary and terrified woman dressed all in white. He saves her from capture by her pursuers and determines to solve the mystery of her distress and terror. Inspired by an actual criminal case, this gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness and mistaken identity has never been out of print since its publication and brought Collins great fame and success.

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Jessie Buckley

Spieldauer: 22 Std. und 39 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

0 out of 5 stars
0

Sprecher

0 out of 5 stars
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0 out of 5 stars
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In true Dickensian fashion, The Old Curiosity Shop offers a humorous yet devastating depiction of both the most honourable and most corrupt members of 19th-century English society. Hailed by Queen Victoria as being ‘interesting and cleverly written', The Old Curiosity Shop introduces listeners to the uniquely colourful characters of Nell Trent, her young friend, Kit, her doting grandfather and the evil moneylender to whom they all fall prey, Daniel Quilp.

Wuthering Heights

Autor:
Emily Brontë

Sprecher:
Janet Paulson

Spieldauer: 14 Std. und 41 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
4

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
3

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
3

"Wuthering Heights" is Emily Brontë's only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centers (as an adjective, "wuthering" is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.

1 out of 5 stars

Nasal...

Von
Monirul Islam
Am hilfreichsten
10.11.2017

Jane Eyre

Autor:
Charlotte Brontë

Sprecher:
Juliet Stevenson

Spieldauer: 19 Std. und 13 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
66

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
50

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
50

The work tells the story of Jane's early life, her experience at Lowood School and as a governess. Her refusal to accept Rochester's love on any but her own strictly moral terms is a passionate cry for independence.

5 out of 5 stars

Coming of age in Zeiten der Repression

Von
lizzie4blossom
Am hilfreichsten
07.04.2011

The Moonstone

Autor:
Wilkie Collins

Sprecher:
Peter Jeffrey

Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 45 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
24

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
12

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
11

Considered the first full-length detective novel in the English language, T.S. Eliot described
The Moonstone as 'the first and greatest English detective novel'. The stone of the title is an enormous yellow diamond plundered from an Indian shrine after the Siege of Seringapatam. Given to Miss Verinder on her 18th birthday, it mysteriously disappears that very night. Suspicion falls on three Indian jugglers who have been seen in the neighbourhood. Sergeant Cuff is assigned to the case....

5 out of 5 stars

Grandioser Klassiker toll gelesen!

Von
Tedesca
Am hilfreichsten
20.07.2010

Tom Jones

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Autor:
Henry Fielding

Sprecher:
Bill Homewood

Spieldauer: 37 Std. und 52 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
3

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
2

Tom Jones, a foundling, is brought up by the kindly Mr. Allworthy as if he were his own son. Forced to leave the house as a young man after tales of his disgraceful behavior reach his benefactor's ears, he sets out in utter despair, not only because of his banishment but because he has now lost all hope of gaining the hand of the beautiful Sophia. But she too is forced to flee her parental home to escape an undesirable marriage and their stories and adventures intertwine.

Barnaby Rudge

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
George Hagan

Spieldauer: 29 Std. und 56 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
1

Published between 1840 and 1841, it is Dickens' first attempt at an historical novel, his only other being
A Tale of Two Cities. Full of classic Dickensian characters, the plot is based on the "no-popery" or Gordon riots of 1780 seen through the eyes of the good-hearted idiot Barnaby Rudge.